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Year 2 English — A, an and the

Choose a, an or the to put in front of a naming word.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Fill the gap with one word: "We saw ___ elephant."

  2. 2.Put the words in order to make a sentence.

    • have
    • I
    • bat.
    • old
    • an

  3. 3.Sort each word by what goes in front of it.

    Groups: a · an

    • egg
    • orange
    • cat
    • apple
    • book
    • pen

  4. 4.Which one is right?

    • a) a ant
    • b) an cat
    • c) an ant

  5. 5.Match each naming word to the words that go with it.

    • egg
    • cat
    • apple
    • book
    • a cat
    • an apple
    • an egg
    • a book

  6. 6.Which word fits? "I ate ___ egg."

    • a) an
    • b) a
    • c) and

  7. 7.Which word fits? "She has ___ dog."

    • a) and
    • b) a
    • c) an

  8. 8.Sort each word by what goes in front of it.

    Groups: a · an

    • box
    • ant
    • table
    • insect
    • bus
    • umbrella

Answer key — Year 2 English — A, an and the

  1. 1. an
  2. 2. 1. I 2. have 3. an 4. old 5. bat.
  3. 3. apple → an; book → a; egg → an; cat → a; orange → an; pen → a
  4. 4. c) an ant
  5. 5. egg → an egg; cat → a cat; apple → an apple; book → a book
  6. 6. a) an
  7. 7. b) a
  8. 8. umbrella → an; table → a; ant → an; bus → a; box → a; insect → an